Suryaa Business Desk: In today's digital era, smartphone users are subjected to threats, promotional and cyber fraud calls (Spam & Fraud Calls) on a regular basis... Threatening, promotional and cyber fraud calls (Spam & Fraud Calls) have become routine for smartphone users in the modern digital age. Especially lotteries, loan offers and scam calls in the name of fake KYC are causing financial loss to many people. But instead of relying on third-party apps to prevent such abuses, the Android operating system itself has powerful in-built tools available. Let's see how to activate them. . 'Caller ID & Spam Protection' in Google Dialer: The 'Phone by Google' app, which is basic on most Android phones, has a caller ID protection feature.
Open the phone app and click on the three dots (Three Dots) menu at the top right and select Settings. Tap on the Caller ID & Spam option that appears there. Enable the two options, See caller and spam ID and Filter spam calls. This not only alerts the phone screen when suspicious calls are received, but also silences some calls directly. . 'Smart Call' feature for Samsung users: Samsung Galaxy smartphones have in-built protection with exclusive partnership with 'Hiya'. Go to the settings in the dialer app and select Caller ID and spam protection.
By turning it on, the phone will automatically detect scam and telemarketing calls from unknown numbers. Select the Block spam and scam calls feature and set the option 'Block all spam and scam calls' or 'Only block high-risk scam calls'. . Automatic blocking of unknown numbers: Calls from private numbers or not in your contact list can be made without ringing: Go to the Blocked Numbers section of the dialer settings. If you turn on the Unknown or Block calls from unidentified callers option there, the unregistered numbers will be blocked automatically. Avail Telecom DND services: In addition to in-built features, complete 'Do Not Disturb' (DND) services can be availed free of cost by typing START 0 and sending an SMS to 1909 from your phone to stop promotional calls through your mobile network (Jio, Airtel, Vi) as per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) norms.
